Open to opportunities
Hilkiah Okula
Infrastructure Engineer
Resilient networks & cloud infrastructures, built to last and heal.
I design and build secure network and cloud systems for hybrid and cloud-only environments, with a growing focus on agentic automation. An IEEE Graduate Member.
Expertise
Multi-disciplinary skills for building, securing, and automating infrastructure under pressure.
Network Engineering
Design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure, routing protocols, and security frameworks.
- Cisco Technologies
- Network Security
- SD-WAN
- Routing & Switching
- Automation
Embedded Systems
Development of IoT solutions, microcontroller programming, and real-time system design for industrial applications.
- Microcontrollers - ATMega
- IoT Development
- Real-time Systems
- Hardware Integration
Renewable Energy Systems
Sustainable solar energy design, and energy management system development.
- Solar PV Systems
- Energy Storage
- Energy Management
Cloud Engineering
Cloud infrastructure design, DevOps practices, and scalable solution architecture for modern applications.
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- DevOps
- IaC
Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace
Enterprise collaboration platform administration, security management, and productivity optimization.
- M365 Administration
- Google Workspace
- Security & Compliance
- User Management
Work
- Case study
Agentic AI Network Automation Ecosystem Stack (MSc Dissertation)
A lightweight, modular AI-powered automation system for enterprise network management using LLMs, MCP mechanisms, decentralized agents, intent-aware auto-remediation, and NetDevOps workflows. Built as an MSc Advanced Computer Networks dissertation at Birmingham City University.
MSc Dissertation · Agentic AI · Network Automation · MCP · LLMs · n8n · Batfish · NetDevOps
- 2021 · Case study
Innovative Challenge Against Indoor Air Pollutants — 2021
Worked with the InCleair team, now Clusterwink, on the ekipa and tesa challenge in Germany and placed third overall.
ekipa · tesa · Germany · Indoor Air Pollutants
More projects
Enterprise Network Optimization
Reduced latency and improved throughput by 35% by redesigning the network topology with Cisco and MikroTik devices for an educational institution.
Cisco · MikroTik · Network Design · Optimization
Enterprise Network Design & Automation
Designed and automated a scalable OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP routing solution for a multi-site organization, improving deployment speed by 75%.
OSPF · BGP · VPN · Automation
Microsoft 365 Tenant Migrations
Migrated multiple 500+ user organizations from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, ensuring zero data loss and smooth user adoption.
Microsoft 365 Migration · Google Workspace · Data Migration · PowerShell
Banking Wireless Networks
Proposed and designed a secure, high-performance wireless network expansion covering the bank premises across two floors.
Wireless Networking · Network Security · Infrastructure Design · Wireless Site Survey
IoT-Based Smart Home Solution
Developed an IoT system for centralized control of home devices using C and embedded systems, with a focus on air quality monitoring.
IoT · C/C++ · Smart Home · Sensor Integration · Air Quality Monitoring
Cloud Migration for SMEs
Spearheaded cloud migration projects for multiple small and medium-sized enterprises, integrating Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
Cloud Migration · Microsoft 365 · Google Workspace · SME
Research & recognition
Published works
- ResearchGate Preprint · Under ReviewRead (opens in a new tab)
The Era of AI Agents for Network Engineering: Intent-Aware Auto-Remediation for Network Disruption or Failures Using AI Agents, Large Language Models (LLM) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Mechanisms
Presents an intent-aware remediation approach for network disruptions and failures using AI agents, LLMs, and MCP mechanisms for autonomous decision support in network engineering.
- ResearchGate Preprint · Under ReviewRead (opens in a new tab)
A Design Science Approach for Agentic AI in Network Engineering: Autonomous Network Management Using AI Agents, Large Language Models (LLM) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Mechanisms
Details a design-science methodology for building an agentic AI ecosystem for autonomous network management with modular agents coordinated through MCP mechanisms.
Developing research
Trustworthy energy-constrained infrastructure
Protection and control for inverter-dominated systems, where fault current collapses and conventional overcurrent logic fails, and integrity at the grid and IoT edge on real-time embedded nodes and FPGAs. Independent projects include learning-based adaptive protection for microgrids simulated in DIgSILENT, an FPGA AES-256 engine in VHDL benchmarked against ARM software, and a FreeRTOS multi-sensor fusion hub on Cortex-M.
Events & highlights
3rd Place
Innovative Challenge Against Indoor Air Pollutants — 2021 (ekipa & tesa, Germany)
2021 · ekipa & tesa · Germany
I worked with the InCleair team, now Clusterwink, on the Innovative Challenge Against Indoor Air Pollutants and emerged in 3rd place.
Bronze Medal Finalist
PGXPO 2025 (Postgraduate Innovation Exhibition)
Friday, 19th September 2025 · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM · STEAMhouse, CST006/007/008, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom · Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
Showcased my MSc project at the Postgraduate Innovation Exhibition and competed for medals and prizes, finishing as a Bronze Medal finalist.
Background
Education
Advanced Computer Networks (MSc)
Birmingham City University – Birmingham, UK
Completed September 2025
Electrical & Electronics Engineering (BE)
University of Benin – Benin City, Nigeria
Completed October 2017
Memberships
- IEEE Graduate Member
- IEEE Young Professional
Contact
Open to opportunities and collaborations.
Reach me through my professional networks.